US most populous state California orders its nearly 40 million residents to stay home
SACRAMENTO, Mar 20, 2020, CNN. The nation’s most populous state is ordering its nearly 40…
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The United States is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is the largest economy in the world and home to 323 million people. When the forum began in 1989, the real GDP of the United States was USD 8.8 trillion, which went up to 16.9 trillion in 2016. Its real per capita GDP also rose from 36,000 in 1989 to 52,000 in 2016.
US grants Peru’s ex-president Toledo freedom on $1M bail
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 20, 2020, ANDINA. The United States Justice on Thursday decided to release…
[Analytics] Asia-Pacific markets including Hong Kong rally as investors weigh stimulus packages
Tencent, CK Asset Holdings, casino stocks soar in Hong Kong. Overnight, US markets gained; Italy…
Playboy shuts down US print edition due to pandemic
NEW YORK, Mar 20, 2020, AFP. Playboy is ending its US print edition after 66…
Two members of US Congress to test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 19, 2020, CNN. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams have become the…
Italy’s shock coronavirus death toll, S. Korea’s cases rebound, Australia and NZ ban non-residents
ROME, Mar 19, 2020, SCMP. Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths from the novel…
Oil slumps to 18-year low as Saudi Arabia ramps up price war
LONDON, Mar 18, 2020, Bloomberg. Oil crude sank below $25 a barrel for the first…
[Analytics] Trump and Beijing agree on the coronavirus crisis: It’s someone else’s fault
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world and many governments prove themselves less than…
US and Canada closing world’s longest border to non-essential traffic, Trump and Trudeau say
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 18, 2020, CNBC. The United States border with Canada will temporarily close…
Japan’s exports fall, imports from China slump as virus impact widens
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2020, Reuters. Japan’s imports from China fell at their fastest pace in…
[Analytics] China locked in hybrid war with US
Among the myriad, earth-shattering geopolitical effects of coronavirus, one is already graphically evident. China has…
Joe Biden wins Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries
NEW YORK, Mar 18, 2020, CNN. Former Vice President Joe Biden will sweep Tuesday’s races…